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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He writes in the first person and expresses deep _______________ at finding the work that is about to begin and the sultry details within it.
(a) Embarassment.
(b) Anger.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Sadness.

2. How does Johannes try and use this person's arrival to his advantage?
(a) By hiring him as his servant.
(b) By talking to her in front of Cordelia.
(c) By looking him up in the police census records.
(d) By becoming his friend.

3. Was there was a real woman in Kierkegaard's life named Cordelia?
(a) Yes, but her name was not Cordelia Wahl.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, and her name was Cordelia Wahl.
(d) Yes, but her name was Cordelia Smith.

4. Johannes looks forward - intensely - to their rendezvous, and sees a rendezvous as what?
(a) A secret moment for lovers.
(b) An anxious moment for lovers.
(c) A beautiful moment for lovers.
(d) A decisive moment for lovers.

5. Who shows up to accompany Cordelia?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) A servant.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) A man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johannes discusses his thoughts at seeing Cordelia step out of a carriage, which he notes is a '____________ step.'

2. The book opens with a man who has found a collection of essays where in Kierkegaard's house?

3. Johannes likes being alone in the _______________ on Østergade.

4. He is her _____________ for eternity.

5. Whose story comprises most of the diary?

(see the answer key)

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